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This little book is a romantic description of the island of Ceylon, and of the inhabitants there. There are 14 chapters, among which the reader will find notices on : the history of the island; Colombo, Mt. Lavina, Negombo, Kandy, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Nuwara Eliya, the province of Uva, Adams peak, Galle, and Matra; tea estates; ancient and buried cities, rock cut temples; the various people that inhabit the island; elephants, etc. There are 31 photos and a map in this book, which was first published in 1929.